27.3231, Summer Schools: Columbia School Institute on Functional Semiotic Approaches to Grammar/USA

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Subject: 27.3231, Summer Schools: Columbia School Institute on Functional Semiotic Approaches to Grammar/USA

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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:57:34
From: Nancy Stern [nstern at ccny.cuny.edu]
Subject: Columbia School Institute on Functional Semiotic Approaches to Grammar/USA

Columbia School Institute on Functional Semiotic Approaches to Grammar/USA

Host Institution:   
Coordinating Institution:   
Website: http://csling.org

Dates: 09-Jan-2017 - 12-Jan-2017
Location: New York, New York, USA

Focus: The Columbia School Linguistic Society announces the Columbia School Institute on Functional Semiotic Approaches to Grammar.  The Institute will take place in New York City at Columbia University from January 9-12, 2017.  A limited number of scholarships are available to cover travel costs and participation.

The purpose of the Institute is to familiarize participants with Columbia School linguistics, a radically functional approach which, like other theories labeled functionalist or cognitivist, sees grammar as symbolic and meaningful. Participants will be introduced to research being carried out by Columbia School scholars, with the aim of preparing them to engage with this type of research themselves.

Founded by William Diver at Columbia University in the 1960s, scholars working within the sign-based Columbia School framework seek to determine the unique semantic structure of individual languages.  Meanings are posited not only for lexical items, but also for grammatical morphology and certain word orders as well.  Analysts draw on hypothesized meanings in addition to general psychological principles to account for the distributional patterns of linguistic forms.
Minimum Education Level: No Minimum

Special Qualifications:
The Society welcomes applications from graduate students in linguistics and other language-related areas of study, as well as from other individuals interested in language and linguistics.  All applications will be considered for a limited number of Columbia School Institute Scholarships to cover participation and travel.

All application materials should be emailed to contact at csling.org in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format, with the applicant’s name in the subject line and in all file names. Completed applications are due September 19, 2016 and should contain:

- Personal statement:  In less than 1000 words (12 point font, double spaced), explain how an introduction to Columbia School linguistics could be useful to you and might connect to your research interests and/or previous experiences.  
- Letter of recommendation:  A letter of recommendation from a university faculty member who is familiar with the applicant’s work and/or research interests, indicating that the applicant is well-suited for the intensive nature of the Institute and the rigor of graduate level linguistic study.
- CV: A Curriculum Vitae which indicates the applicant’s academic affiliation and position.

Description:
The Institute’s introduction to Columbia School linguistics will include:

- An overview of the framework’s theoretical context, including comparisons to
cognitive, functional, and generative approaches

- Analyses of and critical approaches to:
    - Syntactic agreement
    - Reflexive and impersonal pronouns
    - Lexical meaning
    - Topics in English, Spanish, Italian and other languages

- Use of corpora to test Columbia School hypotheses
- Applications to forensics and to second language research and teaching

Faculty:

Prof. Joseph Davis, City College, CUNY
Prof. Alan Huffman, CUNY
Prof. Robert Leonard, Hofstra University
Prof. Ricardo Otheguy, CUNY Graduate Center
Prof. Wallis Reid, Rutgers University
Dr. Jaseleen Ruggles, Recumen
Dr. Nadav Sabar, Hebrew University (awaiting confirmation)
Prof. Nancy Stern, City College, CUNY

Preparation: 

Prior to arriving for the Institute, participants will be expected to read
materials that will prepare them for the 3.5-day intensive course in Columbia
School linguistics.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Financial Aid: Applications accepted until 19-Sep-2016
All applications will be considered for a limited number of Columbia School Institute Scholarships to cover travel and participation.

Financial Aid Instructions:

Registration: 05-Sep-2016 to 19-Dec-2016

Contact Person: Nancy Stern
                Phone: (212) 650-5184
                  Fax: (212) 650-7530
                Email: contact at csling.org

Apply by Email: contact at csling.org

Registration Instructions:
Please see application instructions

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